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ward heeler

 
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–noun U.S. Politics.
a minor politician who canvasses voters and does other chores for a political machine or party boss.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism
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ward heeler  
n.   Informal
A worker for the ward organization of a political machine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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